Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
MFGA Bidco Limited; alleinige Kontrolle über den Treasury & Capital und Investment Management Geschäftsbereich der Finastra Gruppe
BWB/Z-6967
On 12.06.2025 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
MFGA Bidco Limited, UK, which is wholly owned by investment funds advised by Apax Partners LLP, UK, intends to acquire sole control over the Treasury & Capital Markets and Investment Management business unit of the Finastra Group.
Economic Sector: Publishing, Broadcasting and content production and distribution activities; Publishing activities; Publishing activities, Software publishing; Other software publishing
J - PUBLISHING, BROADCASTING, AND CONTENT PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION ACTIVITIES J 58 - Publishing activities, J 58.2 - Software publishing, J 58.29 - Other software publishing
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 10.07.2025.
Entrepreneurs whose legal or economic interests are affected by the merger can bring in a written statement at the Federal Competition Authority or the Federal Cartel Prosecutor within 14 days from publication date.
Note: The intervening party has no right to a certain treatment of the statement and will not gain a party position.
Non-prohibition of the merger
The Federal Competition Authority and the Federal Cartel Prosecutor have not applied for examination of the merger by the Cartel Court. The standstill obligation (§ 17 (1) Cartel Act) ends with effect from 11.07.2025 .